Diet Advice Sheet

(Causes wear- bad)

(Reduced risk of wear- good)

(Causes holes-bad)

(Reduced risk of holes- good)

• Soft drinks- carbonated and diluted squashes including ‘diet’ varieties
• Fresh fruit juices and fruit juice drinks
• Wine, Alcopops, Cider and Perry, Spirits consumed with mixers
• Some Herbal teas
• Fresh fruit such as citrus fruits and apples (not bananas) if eaten often in large quantities
• Vinegar, Sauces and Pickles (large quantities)
• Acidic sweets (e.g. acidic fruit drops)
• Chewable aspirin and vitamin C tablets (large quantities)

• Bread (sandwiches, toast, crumpets and pitta bread)·
• Pasta, rice and starchy staple foods
• Fibrous foods (e.g. raw vegetables)
• Low-sugar breakfast cereals (e.g. shredded wheat)
• Sugar-free chocolate and sugar-free chewing gum
• Cheese
• Peanuts
• Milk
• Water
• Tea & Coffee unsweetened

• Sugar and chocolate confectionery
• Cakes and biscuits
• Buns, pastries, fruit pies
• Sponge puddings and other puddings
• Table Sugar
• Sugared breakfast cereals
• Jams, preserves, honey
• Ice cream
• Fruit in syrup
• Fresh fruit juices
• Sugared soft drinks
• Sugared, milk-based beverages
• Alcoholic beverages containing sugar

Low/no caries risk:

• Bread (sandwiches, toast, crumpets and pitta bread)
• Pasta, rice and starchy staple foods
• Unsweetened or artificially sweetened yoghurt
• Low-sugar breakfast cereals (e.g. shredded wheat)
• Sugar-free confectionary
• Fresh fruit (whole and not juices)
• Water
• Sugar-free drinks

Possible anti-cariogenic effect (prevents holes):

• Milk
• Cheese
• Peanuts
• Sugar-free chewing gum
• Fibrous foods (e.g. raw vegetables)
• Xylitol sweeteners, gum and mints
• Tea unsweetened